In orbitRocket body

DIAMANT R/B

NORAD: 2017
COSPAR: 1966-013B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Sud Aviation (South Aviation)
Owner: National Space Research Center
Platform (bus): Rubis
Mass at launch: 65 kg
Dry mass: 65 kg
Length: 2 m
Diameter: 0.7 m
Span with arrays and booms: 2 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S02017, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1966-02-17
Rocket: Diamant A
Flight: D-1A
Mission name: Diapason D-1A
Launch site: HMG, Brigitte
Launched by: National Space Research Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1966-013

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1966-013, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1966-02-17
Period: 111.3 min
Inclination: 34.06°
Apogee: 2,077 km
Perigee: 495 km
Radar cross-section: 0.7269 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 8

Everything from this launch

Debris13 in total, 0 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit